Here Egypt Tours
We booked 3 nights 4 days tour by ‘Here Egypt Tours’ through Viator when our earlier tour operator ‘Mody Egypt Tours’ cancelled our booking on the last minute! Although it was not our first choice, I have to say, we had one of the best holidays with ‘Here Egypt Tours’!
Ms Mona Rahim was on point on organising, always keeping in touch to see if our tour was going on fine.
Our tour guide Mr Ahmed El Mahdy was very knowledgeable and guided us extremely well throughout the tour. He was very amicable and funny at times. Highly recommend him for any tours.
We were picked up by the tour operator from Luxor Airport on time and were transferred to our Cruise. Our cruise ship was called ‘Semiramis’. It was a good ship with clean rooms and good facilities. The rooms were clean and included a safe, mini fridge, hair dryer, towels, bath sheets for swimming, tea- coffee making facilities etc. They did not have an iron though. All meals were included and the meals had a great selection including vegetarian dishes but you pay for the drinks separately - even water.
The cruise provides afternoon teas on top deck with a selection of cakes and biscuits etc .
The cruise also includes a souvenir shop, swimming pool, open gym, pool table and a massage room.
The tour is fully packed and there are some really early tidings for the Balloon Ride and Abu Simbel trip. But everything is managed smoothly!
For a comfortable and enjoyable no fuss holiday, I highly recommend ’Here Egypt Tours’!
Some tips for a comfortable stay:
- Egypt’s economy relies a lot on tourism so be ready to tip everyone whose services you use. It is rude not to tip. This is what I figured during my stay~
Taxi Drivers- US $ 3.00-5.00
Horse and Carriage - US $ 2.00-3.00
Guide (At the end of Tour)- from US $ 30.00- 40.00 ( Depending on number of days and number of people in the group-we were a family of four)
Cruise Staff (At the end of stay)- from US $30.00-40.00
- When shopping for souvenirs always quote 10 times less the price. I liked a dress which was quoted at 1200 LE and bought at 200 LE. I think I could have gone much lower. So get your bargaining and haggling skills on and don’t relent.
-Always be polite. Egyptian people are immensely polite and courteous. Don’t forget to smile at them and show courtesy by wishing them Good Mornings or thanking them (Shukran in Arabic).
-US dollars is the most valued currency but if you wish to change money there are ATM’s that charge the same exchange rate any where you go.